Health · Beaver Dam

Beaver Dam, KY health

On most measures Beaver Dam looks like Kentucky as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (25% vs 18.9%) and fewer adults seeing a dentist (52.5% vs 58.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Beaver Dam
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CDC doesn't publish all seven estimates the grade is built on for Beaver Dam, so we show its figures without a grade.

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How Beaver Dam compares with Kentucky

Each theme counts how many of its measures are better, worse or too close to call against the state. Tap one to jump to it.

How Beaver Dam ranks in Kentucky

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Beaver Dam adults…

25 of every 100 Beaver Dam adults of those 65+ have lost all their teeth
Kentucky: 19 in 100 · worse · margin 20.6–29.5%

Bars show Beaver Dam; the black tick is Kentucky. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Beaver Dam, betterBeaver Dam, worseToo close to callKentucky
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 40.7% Beaver Dam
KY 39.6%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Beaver Dam adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Kentucky.

53%
Dentist visit
KY 58%
63%
Colon screening
KY 66%
71%
Mammogram
KY 73%
Getting care

Care in and near Beaver Dam

No hospital or community health center in Beaver Dam itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest EROhio County HospitalHartford · 3.3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyOwensboro Health Muhlenberg Community Hospital★★★★★ · 22.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCommunity Health Centers of Western KentuckyGreenville · 22.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
3.3 mi
Ohio County Hospital
Hartford · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
22.2 mi
Community Health Centers of Western Kentucky
4 sites · nearest in Greenville
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
22.5 mi
Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community Hospital
Greenville · ★★★★★
ER
23.1 mi
Regional Health Care Affiliates
2 sites · nearest in Calhoun
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
27.6 mi
Owensboro Health Regional Hospital
Owensboro · ★★★★★
ER
32.6 mi
Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical Center
Leitchfield · ★★★★★
ER
! Primary careBeaver Dam's county is a federal shortage area.Ohio County · need score 14 of 25
! Dental careBeaver Dam's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Ohio County · need score 15 of 25
! Mental healthBeaver Dam's county is a federal shortage area.Breckinridge & Ohio Counties · need score 18 of 25

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Beaver Dam. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 5 measures for Beaver Dam
MeasureBeaver DamMarginKentucky
Chronic conditions
Lost all teeth (65+)25%20.6–29.5%18.9%worse
Habits
Sleep under 7 hours40.7%33–48.5%39.6%about the same
Care & screenings
Dentist visit52.5%48.2–56.7%58.1%worse
Colon screening63.2%57.5–68.6%65.8%about the same
Mammogram70.9%61.3–79%72.7%about the same
About these numbers

How CDC estimates town health

They're modeled estimatesCDC combines a large national health survey with each area's age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Beaver Dam door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Kentucky figure falls inside it, we don't call Beaver Dam better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Beaver Dam directly, so these are its own figures.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Kentucky figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population.

Health estimates: CDC PLACES. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau.

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